American Mass Composer: Ron Kean
Voicing: SSA Season: General Released: January 2011 Difficulty: Medium Listen
The SATB edition of this marvelous work was released a few years ago to great acclaim and remains a popular work. Fully orchestrated in 4 distinctive movements, this ''missa brevis'' tastefully weaves American folk songs, spirituals and hymns into the liturgical fabric. Composed for treble choir, the 25 minute work can be performed with piano, chamber orchestra or full orchestra. High school, college or church.

African Processional Composer: David V. Montoya
Arranger: Montoya
Author/Lyricist: Carah Reed & David V.
Voicing: TTBB Season: General Released: March 2003 Difficulty: Medium
The SATB edition of this piece was one of the best-sellers of all time and continues to be so. Part of the Ron Kean Multicultural Series, this TTBB edition was commissioned by Charles Bruffy and the Phoenix Bach Choir for the educational outreach program. This song of welcome uses African percussion and provides a plethora of creative staging ideas. Check it out!Also available in SATB - P1197 and SSA - P1353

African Processional Composer: David V. Montoya
Author/Lyricist: David Montoya and Carah Reed
Voicing: SSA Season: General Released: January 2009 Difficulty: Medium Listen
One of the most popular pieces in the Pavane catalog year after year has been this multicultural classic. It first became known in its SATB voicing and later in TTBB. We are pleased to release this SSA setting, which works well with young voices and treble choirs. The vocal lines are repeated so frequently that they are easily learned and make an impressive statement in performance.Also available in SATB - P1197 and TTBB - P1232

Agnus Dei Composer: Ron Kean
Voicing: SATB Season: Communion/Lent Released: September 2000 Listen
Two years ago Ron Kean's Kyrie (P1134) was released and has become a popular festival favorite. His Agnus Dei is perhaps even more beckoning. He has cleverly intertwined ''Shall We Gather At the River.'' The juxtaposition of the traditiona

Ajde Jano Arranger: Tina Harrington
Voicing: SATB Released: January 2010 Difficulty: Medium Listen
Selected for the Ron Kean Multi-Cultural Series, this Serbian folk song has been tastefully arranged by educator, Tina Harrington. Although this piece can be performed alone, it is actually a partner with P1373 SANO DUSO. AJDE JANO is a playful love song that frolics and skips as its text celebrates dancing and singing. Fitting for high school or college.

Ay, Ay, Ay, O Pag-Ibig Composer: George G. Hernandez
Voicing: SSAATTB Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Medium Listen
We can thank Ron Kean for finding George Hernandez and bringing his fabulous folk song arrangement into his multicultural series. Scored for 8-part, a cappella voices, would scare off many, but George's arrangements are so fun and lively they are finding an audience ranging from high school to university choirs. This love song comes with helpful pronunciation and translation notes.

Blessed Lamb Composer: Ron Kean
Voicing: SATB Season: General Released: January 2007
Ron Kean's writing style has been called ''neo-romanticism'' and it certainly fits with this piece. Stirring vocal melodic lines bathed in rich harmonies and a poignant text give us the ingredients for another Kean winner. His ''American Mass'' has given a forward thrust to his compositional career, and this anthem falls right into line.

Brown Penny Composer: Ron Kean
Author/Lyricist: William Butler Yeats
Voicing: SSA Season: General Released: January 2006 Difficulty: Medium Listen
Ron Kean has established himself as a great composer and conductor. This new setting of the Yeats' text displays his popularity. Perfect for treble choiirs of all ages. A separate part for Violin (fiddle), Accordian and Penney Whistle in F is available, P9043.

Caturog Na, Nonoy Composer: Lullaby from the Philippines
Arranger: George Hernandez
Voicing: SATB Season: Folk Song Released: January 2006 Difficulty: Medium Listen
This lullaby from the Philippines is absolutely beautiful. Featuring a solo alto voice, a cappella voices provide the accompaniment. This arrangement by San Francisco composer/conductor George Hernandez has been selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural series.

Como Aguas Tibias Composer: Manny Cepeda
Voicing: SATB Season: General Released: January 2011 Difficulty: Medium Listen
Ron Kean's multicultural series brought us a host of wonderful writers. Manny Cepeda is a fabulous composer as is evidenced by this love song, written in his Puerto Rican native tongue: Spanish. His beautiful melody captures the spirit of the culture and is supported by rhythmic motifs in the vocal parts. A percussion and string bass part are available separately. High school choirs and older will enjoy this piece.

Ding, Dong! Merrily On High Arranger: George G. Hernandez
Voicing: SATB Season: Christmas Released: January 2014 Difficulty: Medium Easy Listen
George Hernandez has become well-known for his arrangements of Philippine folk songs. This time he selected a familiar French carol and displays his superb craftsmanship. The bell sounds resonate beautifully and the entire arrangement is a joy to sing and hear. Great for high school, college and community choirs.

Himig Pasko Arranger: George G. Hernandez
Voicing: SATB Season: Christmas Released: January 2010 Difficulty: Medium Listen
George Hernandez has been contributing Filipino folk song arrangements to Ron Kean's Multicultural Series with great success. This Christmas folk song continues the tradition with buoyant and tuneful arranging. The choice for accompaniment or a cappella makes this selection work for high school or college choirs.

Ikaw Ang Mahal Ko (You're The One I Love) Composer: Tagalog Traditional
Arranger: George G. Hernandez
Voicing: SATB Released: January 2013 Difficulty: Medium Listen
George Hernandez has become the recognized expert in a cappella choral arrangements of Filipino folk music. This delightful Tagalog tune is a playful love song. The bouncy vocal accompaniment figures are simply fun to sing and the song makes a great multicultural concert piece or a brilliant encore.

Ikaw Ang Mahal Ko (You're The One I Love) Composer: Tagalog Traditional
Arranger: George G. Hernandez
Voicing: SATB Released: January 2013 Difficulty: Medium Listen
George Hernandez has become the recognized expert in a cappella choral arrangements of Filipino folk music. This delightful Tagalog tune is a playful love song. The bouncy vocal accompaniment figures are simply fun to sing and the song makes a great multicultural concert piece or a brilliant encore.

Ise Oluwa Composer: Nigerian Folk Song
Arranger: Ron Kean
Voicing: SATB Season: General Released: March 1998
Ise Oluwa inaugurates the Ron Kean Multicultural Series in association with Pavane Publishing. It is a praise song from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa, based on the arrangement made popular by the African- American vocal group, Sweet Honey in the Rock. Dr. Kean is the ACDA Chair for Multicultural music and a recognized pioneer in the field. It has already become a popular festival piece for Junior High through Adult voices. The sacred text ''God's work will never be destroyed'' makes it an excellent choice for church as well.Also available in 2-Part - P1209

Ise Oluwa Composer: Nigerian Folk Song
Arranger: Ron Kean
Voicing: 2-PART Season: General Released: March 2002
First made popular by the singing group, ''Sweet Honey in the Rock,'' Ron Kean penned an SATB setting to launch his multi cultural series a few years back. The response to the tune and the series has been overwhelming. This new voicing for 2 or 3 parts opens the door to the smaller and younger choir market. The accompaniment uses various Nigerian percussion instruments with great effect.Also availbale in SATB - P1115

Kyrie Eleison Composer: Ron Kean
Voicing: 2-PART Season: Communion/Lent Released: March 1999
The ''Kyrie'' is perhaps the most frequent prayer set to music, yet Ron Kean's rendition brings new beauty to this age-old supplication. The vocal lines display Dr. Kean's superb understanding of the voice - they arc and cross in gentle suspensions that amplify the longings of the text. The piano part begins in a supportive role, but as the piece builds becomes more and more profound. Both church and school will find this selection well worth its challenges. We are proud to launch the Ron Kean Choral Series with this excellent offering.Also available in SATB - P1208

Only My Dreams Composer: Ron Kean
Author/Lyricist: William Butler Yeats
Voicing: SATB Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Difficult Listen
This famous William Butler Yeats text has never been set with such originality. Ron Kean has outdone himself with this piece, attaining new artistic heights in expression. Describing the vulnerable qualities our hopes and dreams embody, Kean shimmers a chord with improvised overtones that demand new definitions in sound. High schools, colleges and festivals will clamor for this wonderful work.

Paruparong Bukid Composer: Filipino Folk Song
Arranger: George G. Hernandez
Voicing: SATB Season: General Released: January 2009 Difficulty: Medium Listen
''The Field Butterfly'' is a humorous song about the alikeness of a field butterfly to a 1900 Filipina lady dressed in her glamorous formal dress with tall butterfly sleeves. She struts swaying her hips down the aisle of the church as everyone looks on. The Filipino choral arrangements that George Hernandez has written are some of the most popular in the Pavane catalog. For high school and college.

Rosas Pandan Composer: Visayan folk song
Arranger: George Hernandez
Voicing: SATB Season: General Released: January 2006 Difficulty: Medium Listen
This Filipino of Visayan folk song is a song of joy and love. George Hernandez, conductor of the Saringhimig Singers from San Francisco has captured the native flavor in this rousing arrangement. Selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural series, high school and college choirs will love it.

Rosas Pandan Composer: Visayan Folk Song
Arranger: George G. Hernandez
Voicing: SSAA Season: General Released: January 2015 Difficulty: Medium
This Filipino or Visayan folk song is about joy and love. George Hernandez, conductor of the Saringhimig Singers from San Francisco has captured the native flavor in this rousing arrangement. Selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural series, high school and college choirs will love it. Also available in SATB, divisi, P1286. Medium difficulty.

Sano Duso Arranger: Tina Harrington
Voicing: SATB Released: January 2010 Difficulty: Medium Listen
Selected for Ron Kean's multicultural series, this Serbian piece is a partner song with P1372 AJDE JANO. Even as the music shifts from F minor to major and back again, the ethnic modality transports you to Serbia. A more tender love song than its partner piece, they program perfectly together. For high school or college choirs.

Songs My Mother Taught Me Composer: Antonin Dvorak
Arranger: Ron Kean
Voicing: SATB Season: General Released: January 2005 Listen
Nationalistic composer Antonin Dvorak created a charming choral number in his Gypsy Song collection. Ron Kean has edited the piece and proudly placed it in his multicultural series. The choral lines march in a steady 2/4 meter while the accompaniment rolls in 6/8. The text extolls the gifts of parents passing along songs and memories to their children. High School, College.

The White Birds Composer: Ron Kean
Author/Lyricist: W.B. Yeats
Voicing: SATB, div. Season: General Released: January 2017 Difficulty: Medium Difficult Listen
The strong Irish flavor in this song is unrelenting, whether fast or slow. The pensive Yeats poem pulls at the heart and demands thoughtfulness. Ron Kean's music accomplishes that and more, bringing a serenity and beauty to a love song that dances and pines. For college and community choirs, medium difficult but worth the effort.

Til Time And Times Are Done Composer: Ron Kean
Author/Lyricist: W. B. Yeats
Voicing: SATB Season: General Released: January 2009 Difficulty: Medium Listen
Respected conductor and composer Ron Kean based his melody on a traditional Irish jig called ''Drops of Brandy.'' The lyrics are by W. B. Yeats and describe a whimsical daydream that becomes a lesson in values as life reaches its end. The music is rich and artistically crafted, bringing the dance of the jig into the song of dreams. Tuned harmonic whirlies and a handdrum add tastefully to the piano accompaniment. For high school and college.

Tis The Season Composer: Ron Kean
Author/Lyricist: Mattie Stepanek
Voicing: 2-PART Season: Christmas Released: January 2010 Difficulty: Easy Listen
Mattie Stepanek was 14 when he died, but his poetry and enthusiasm caught the notice of celebrities and presidents. Ron Kean has taken Mattie's Christmas poem of peace for all the world and created a melody that helps the message soar. Fitting for children's choirs, treble choirs and even mixed choirs, this is a wonderful song of hope and love.